Police in Maldives investigate ex-president over suspected ‘illicit’ deals
Police in the Maldives have summoned former president Abdulla Yameen for questioning as part of investigations into deals he made during his tenure, many of them involving Chinese infrastructure projects, his party said.
Turkey orders arrest of 219 soldiers in Gulen investigation: Anadolu
Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 219 soldiers with suspected links to the U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused of orchestrating a failed coup in 2016, state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Friday.
Britain and EU should prepare for second Brexit referendum: Blair
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair will say on Friday that Britain and the European Union should prepare for a second Brexit referendum because parliament will probably fail to agree on a divorce deal and the public will need to break the deadlock.
Security, free speech in focus as Seoul braces for possible visit from North Korea’s Kim
Speculation that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon visit Seoul for the first time has sparked debate in South Korea over how to allow citizens to express often strongly held views while preventing any international incidents.
The politics of a plot to kill Sri Lanka’s president
A plot to kill the president, links to foreign intelligence, a rogue police officer and a missing sniper: the snippets of news emerging from Sri Lanka in recent weeks seem plucked from the pages of paperback fiction.
Chinese graft fugitive returns from New Zealand to surrender
A former Chinese automotive official suspected of corruption has returned home from New Zealand to ‘surrender’ to the authorities, the official Xinhua news agency said on Friday, as Beijing steps up efforts to repatriate fugitives.
China warns Tibetans not to be taken in ahead of Dalai Lama anniversary
The people of Tibet should not be taken in by the Dalai Lama’s lies and clearly understand the importance of Communist Party rule in the region, the Chinese government said ahead of March’s sensitive 60th anniversary of him fleeing into exile.
Bermuda appeals to London high court to enforce gay marriage ban
Bermuda’s government on Thursday filed an appeal to a high court in London seeking to uphold a law challenged in local courts that would ban gay marriage in the British overseas island.
U.S. Green Beret charged with murder of man in Afghanistan
A U.S. Army Green Beret has been charged with the murder of an Afghan man during his 2010 deployment to Afghanistan, a U.S. military spokesman said on Thursday.
No foul play suspected in deaths of two workers at U.S. research station in Antarctica
Investigators are still piecing together what killed two private subcontractors near the largest U.S. research station in Antarctica, but no criminal activity was immediately suspected, the National Science Foundation (NSF) said on Thursday.
